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Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co (HKSE:02528) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % : 0.53% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %?

Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$254 Mil. Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was HK$1 Mil. Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.53%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:02528' s Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -15.89   Med: 0.53   Max: 19.64
Current: 0.56

During the past 8 years, the highest Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) of Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co was 19.64%. The lowest was -15.89%. And the median was 0.53%.

HKSE:02528's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
69.83% of 1117 companies
in the Retail - Cyclical industry
Industry Median: 4.65 vs HKSE:02528: 0.56

Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield has the same problems the regular earnings yield does. It does not consider the growth of the company. It only looks at one-year's business operation. For cyclical companies, the earnings yield is usually highest at the peak of the business cycle. But these earnings are rarely sustainable.

A better indicator of the attractiveness of an investment which takes growth into account is the Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %. Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 162.84%. The Forward Rate of Return uses the normalized Free Cash Flow of the past seven years, and considers growth. The forward rate of return can be thought of as the return that investors buying the stock today can expect from it in the future.


Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

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Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Chart

Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -13.51 11.75 -5.60 0.53

Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.75 - -5.60 - 0.53

Competitive Comparison of Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %, along with its competitors' market caps and Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Calculation

In his book, The Little That Beat the Market, hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt defines Earnings Yield as operating income divided by enterprise value.

Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Cos Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt)=EBIT/Enterprise Value
=1.353/253.874
=0.53 %

For company reported semi-annually or annually, GuruFocus only calculate annual data for Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) and apply the annual figure to corresponding quarter.



Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co  (HKSE:02528) Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % Explanation

Joel Greenblatt defines the earnings yield using the above equation because it more accurately reflects the company's profitability relative to its stock price. Items like interest payment and tax etc. are not directly related to the company's operational profitability.

Enterprise Value instead of market cap (share price) is used in the calculation because it is the real price stock and bond investors together pay for the company.


Be Aware

Joel Greenblatt's definition of earnings yield has the same problems the regular earnings yield does. It does not consider the growth of the company. It only looks at one-year's business operation. For cyclical companies, the earnings yield is usually highest at the peak of the business cycle. But these earnings are rarely sustainable.

Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % based on Don Yacktman's definition is a better measure of the expected rate of return for a stock.


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Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co (HKSE:02528) Business Description

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Address
The Gateway, Harbour City, Suite 1204, 12th Floor, Tower 6, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Forward Fashion (International) Holdings Co Ltd is engaged in the retail of fashion apparel of international brands ranging from designer label brands, and popular brands to up-and-coming brands in Greater China. Its brands include UM, UM IXOX, and IXOX. It has opened mono-brand stores in Greater China for the brands BLACK BARRETT, CK CALVIN KLEIN, Calvin Klein Jeans, Calvin Klein Performance, Calvin Klein Underwear, EA7, Ed Hardy, Hogan, Moschino, Neil Barrett, Philipp Plein, Tommy Hilfiger and Under Armour. It has a business presence in Mainland China, Macau, Hong Kong, and Other regions.

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